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FBI and NCAA team up to protect athletes from sextortion
The FBI and the NCAA have launched a program to combat sexual exploitation of college athletes, whose private images are increasingly targeted online due to their name, image and likeness (NIL) activities.…
The Story in Brief
The FBI and the NCAA have launched a program to combat sexual exploitation of college athletes, whose private images are increasingly targeted online due to their name, image and likeness (NIL) activities. The FBI, which announced the collaboration on Monday, said bad actors use phishing, password targeting, and impersonating social media customer service representatives to steal images for sextortion. The partnership will focus on educating athletes, though neither agency provided specific numbers of victims.
The Indian Opinion
The FBI-NCAA move is welcome, but it sidesteps the real driver: NIL deals force young athletes to build public profiles, making them easy prey. Lazy narratives blame hackers or social media, ignoring that universities and sponsors profit from this exposure without providing security. The test will be whether this program includes mandatory cyber-hygiene training, or just a handbook. How many athletes will actually report, given fears of damaging their clean image?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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